The 2nd Southern Africa Internet Governance Forum (SAIGF), a high level multi-stakeholder platform to address emerging issues on Internet governance in SADC, was convened from 5th to 7th August 2013 in Luanda Angola. The event was convened with the support of the Government of Angola who met all the costs associated with the hosting of the event. The SAIGF which was coconvened by SADC Secretariat in conjunction with New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency and was held in two parts over a three day period. The first day, 5th August 2013, known as the pre-event was a working visit to the West Africa Cable System (WACS) Submarine
Cable Landing Station at the Sangano Beach and the SAIGF followed at the Victoria Gardens Hotel over the next two days from 6th to 7th August 2013 and was convened under the theme “Internet Governance as a Building Block of SADC Regional Integration”
